Public Use Microdata Sample L was produced by the U.S. Bureau of the Census under contract with the Louisiana Population Data Center, LSU Agricultural Center. PUMS-L contains a unique labor market area (LMA) geography.
PUMS-L is a minimum 0.25 percent sample. Like all PUMS geographic units, the labor market areas must have a population of at least 100,000 persons. To avoid having as few as 250 cases in smaller LMA's, the Bureau made an effort to supply at least 2000 person records per LMA. Inclusion of these additional person records resulted in a 0.45 percent sample. Sampling weights are included in the file that compensate for this over-sampling of smaller LMA's.
The resulting file contains information on 519,237 households and 1,139,142 persons. Weighted totals are: households - 101,916,857; persons - 248,709,867.
The CD-ROM edition of PUMS-L has been prepared and mastered by the Louisiana Population Data Center.
 Louisiana Population Data Center 126 Stubbs Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225/578-5360 FAX: 225/578-5102 E-mail: lpdcrep@lsu.edu |
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